NGC1640 Galaxy in Eridanus

DATE 08 Jan 2021
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 16 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC1640 = 70
MAGNITUDE NGC1640 = 12.42
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC1640 = 04:42:14.50 -20:26:05.0
POSITION ANGLE: 235
Rotation Velocity km/s 213
Size (Light Years) 56,500
DETAILS NGC1640 is a barred spiralgalaxy. Supernova SN 1990aj was discovered here.

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